CANUTE1000 May 2016
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| Thynghowe Viking Spring Thing 2016 |
The recent event Canute1000 organised by Lynda Mallett and committee members of the Friends of Thynghowe was a great success. In association with the Forestry Commission and Regia Anglorum and sponsored by Canute Group the two day event attracted thousands of people. Held at Sherwood Pines Nottinghamshire the 2016 Spring Thing recreated the heritage of the Vikings of Sherwood and its connections with a 1000 years of history since the crowning of the Danish Viking Canute as the King of All England
Arena displays, a living history camp, a specially transported Viking boat and perfect weather combined to provide a major event in the celebration of 1000 years since the creation of Nottinghamshire as recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronical.
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| Arena battle Mercian army against the Vikings of Canute |
In conjunction with this event a booklet was published setting the history of how Vikings came to live in Sherwood Forest and how the Thynghowe Viking Assembly Site may have been an important part of Canute's invasion campaign in 1016.
